6 h. ago You won't get DWP £300 winter fuel payment if this rule applies to you

The winter fuel payment will be made automatically this winter. Here's everything you need to know about the changes and who will qualify for the payment and who won't and how that works

Economics

7 h. ago Scots pensioner couple lose legal fight against winter fuel payment cut

Peter and Florence Fanning took the UK and Scottish Governments to court to challenge their decisions on the controversial cut.

Economics

8 h. ago Expert tips for retirees to secure winter fuel payment and avoid losing £300

Thousands of pensioners could lose the winter fuel payment unless they carefully manage their income - but there are five simple ways to dodge the new rule

Economics

8 h. ago DWP confirms Winter Fuel Payment will only be £100 for some pensioners

Pensioners who are part of a couple will share the payment

Economics

8 h. ago Scottish pensioners lose court challenge over winter fuel payment cuts after 'irrational' argument

Pensioners Peter and Florence Fanning had sought to challenge the decisions made by government ministers over the winter fuel payment.

Economics

8 h. ago Pensioners who challenged winter fuel payment decision in court lose case

Peter and Florence Fanning, from North Lanarkshire, lost their entitlement to financial support and became worried about paying their bills.

Economics

9 h. ago DWP shares exact date Brits must be born by to get 2025 winter fuel payment

Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed that nine million people who had the £200-300 benefit axed last winter will get it this year

Politics

9 h. ago DWP confirms Winter Fuel Payment rules for pensioner couples after U

The Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed the Winter Fuel Payment rules for those who are in a couple and living together - and it's good news for some

Economics

11 h. ago New Winter Fuel Payment rules for pensioners who are in a couple confirmed

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed the rules for the Winter Fuel Payment for pensioners who are in a couple and living together - experts have explained all

Economics

29 h. ago DWP Winter Fuel Payment rules confirmed for couples including who gets what

Nine million pensioners in England and Wales will receive the Winter Fuel Payment from the DWP this winter after a government u-turn - here are the rules

Economics

37 h. ago New call for full State Pension for half a million older people after Winter Fuel Payment U

Around 453,000 pensioners are living in a country which does not have a reciprocal agreement with the UK Government.

Economics

52 h. ago DWP confirms Winter Fuel Payment rules for pensioners who are in a couple

There will be different rules for couples receiving Winter Fuel Payments this winter compared with pensioners living alone, the DWP has confirmed

Economics

52 h. ago DWP confirms group that aren't eligible for Winter Fuel Payment under new rules

The government announced a u-turn on the eligibility for Winter Fuel Payments yesterday, with over three quarters of pensioners set to receive the payments this winter

Economics

56 h. ago Martin Lewis 'surprised' about how new Winter Fuel Payments will work

Winter Fuel Payments have been reinstated for pensioners, meaning households with under 80s will receive £200 this winter and households with over 80s will get £300

Economics

56 h. ago DWP changes in full as Rachel Reeves announces Spending Review for 'working people'

After weeks of intense behind-the-scenes wrangling over who gets what, Chancellor Rachel Reeves unveiled her Spending Review after the Labour Government U-turned on cuts to the Winter Fuel Payment

Economics

57 h. ago Keir Starmer fails to rule out further tax rises to fund his winter fuel U

The Prime Minister refused to set out in the House of Commons how Labour would stump up the estimated £1.25billion needed for his humiliating reversal.

Economics

58 h. ago Netflix Ginny and Georgia fans praise small detail that ‘deserves so much credit’

Ginny and Georgia fans have hailed an overlooked detail that champions diversity

Politics

58 h. ago These 500,000 pensioners to miss out on winter fuel payments as income limit freezes

The government is to freeze the threshold which will cut off winter fuel payments meaning hundreds of thousands will lose out gradually

Economics

59 h. ago Winter Fuel Payment changes in full from today's Spending Review

The change to Winter Fuel Payments was finally confirmed this week ahead of the Spending Review, which is being delivered by Chancellor Rachel Reeves in the House of Commons

Economics

61 h. ago Will Rachel Reeves launch a tax raid on the wealthy and how could it work?

Rachel Reeves' u-turn on winter fuel payments and increased spending will need to be paid for. Most experts think tax rises in the Budget are now inevitable.

Economics